Galapagos - April, May, June

The trip is 11 days/10 nights with the group size 16. Galapagos National Park rules require visitors to be accompanied by a park-certified guide with 16 people the maximum number one guide can accompany. Clients depart the US with an evening arrival in Quito, Ecuador. The first two nights will be spent at the Hotel San Jose de Puembo in Quito. The first day in Ecuador will be a day trip to the Otavalo Indian Market with lunch enroute.

The next morning we will depart Quito and board a jet flight to the Galapagos where our base of operation will be a 100 foot motor yacht. The vessel has eight double occupancy, air conditioned staterooms each with a private bath. During the next week we will travel the archipelago with landings on eight islands. There will be many opportunities for photography during hikes where seabirds, endemic land, and aquatic birds along with land and marine iguanas, and giant tortoises abound. During our stay, we will snorkel and swim with sea lions and Galapagos penguins plus an abundance of marine life. The final day we board a midday flight back to Quito where we will spend the night at the Hotel San Jose de Puembo. The next morning, transportation to the airport will be provided for our departure to the US. The time frame was selected to view and photograph the largest variety of birds including the nesting activity of seabirds plus mammals and reptiles.

MAY 2022

The 2022 trip is scheduled for May 4 to May 14 on the Tip Top II, 100 foot motor yacht. The boat can accommodate 16 passengers in eight double state rooms, each with a private bath.

The 11 day trip is $6,495/person double occupancy and includes domestic airfare (Quito to Galapagos and return), food, lodging (boat and land), all activities in the Galapagos, park approved guide, park fees and ground transfers. You pay for tips and personal items. International airfare is not included. While 2022 is many months away and airfare is subject to change, expect to pay about $1,500 for international airfare.

Below is the trip itinerary - THIS TRIP IS FULL AND ONLY STANDBY RESERVATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED

Wed May 4

Lv US AM

Ar Quito, Ecuador between 8:00 pm and 10:00 pm, transfer to Hotel San Jose de Puembo, Overnight

Thu May 5

Day trip to the Otavalo Indian Market with lunch enroute. , Hotel San Jose de Puembo, Overnight

Fri May 6

Lv Guango Lodge early AM, transfer to Quito Airport

Lv Quito 6:50 am Avianca 1632

Ar Guayaquil 7:45 am

Lv Guayaquil 8:25 am Avianca 1632

Ar Baltra, Galapagos 9:20 am, transfer to Tip Top II, PM Santa Cruz Island - visit Charles Darwin Station Interpretive Center, overnight Tip Top II

Sat May 7

Santa Fe Island AM, South Plaza Island PM, overnight Tip Top II

Sun May 8

Chinese Hat AM, Rabida Island PM, overnight Tip Top II

Mon May 9

Santa Cruz Island - Black Turtle Cove AM, Dragon Hill PM, overnight Tip Top II

Tue May 10

Floreana Island - Post Office Bay AM, Devils Crown and Punta Cormorant PM, overnight Tip Top II

Wed May 11

Espanola Island - Punta Suarez AM, Gardner Bay PM, overnight Tip Top II

Thu May 12

San Cristobal Island - Jacinto Gordillo Turtle Breeding Center AM, Kicker Rock- Cerro Brujo PM, overnight Tip Top II,

Fri May 13

North Seymour Island AM, transfer to Baltra Airport

Lv Baltra 10:05 am Avianca 1633

Ar Guayaquil 12:55 pm

Lv Guayaquil 1:55 pm Avianca 1633

Ar Quito 2:50 pm, transfer to Hotel, day room or overnight depending on your flight (Some are redeye flights leaving May 11 and others are morning flights leaving on May 12)

Sat May 14

AM transfer to Quito Airport, Lv AM bound for US, arrive PM